Guardian Pharmacy held its annual Pharmacy Management Meeting at the Aria Resort and Hotel in Las Vegas Nevada on March 1st and 2nd, 2013. This year’s meeting was held in conjunction with Managed Health care Associates’ (MHA) Annual Summit. Almost 90 members of Leadership Teams from each of the 22 Guardian Pharmacy locations were in attendance.
Middle Tennessee Pharmacy Services (Shelbyville, TN) received the 2012 Guardian “Pharmacy of the Year” award. (L-R) Jennifer Ester, Russ Spivey, Sherri Nix, Renee Hill, Leigh Hamilton, Gordon Kelly. Not pictured: David Brown, Curt Bicknell
Highlights of this year’s event were panel discussions on Proactive Margin Management and Operational Efficiency, industry updates and forecasts by President and CEO Fred Burke, and a forward look towards management tools coming online later this year, including Guardian’s new Data Warehouse. Each session provided an opportunity to learn and discuss best practices in light of reimbursement and other industry challenges, enabling each pharmacy to provide the highest standard of service.
Members of the Proactive Margin Management panel discuss best practices to enhance gross margin, including revenue cycle management, pharmacy software, purchasing practices and more. (L-R) Philip Boyd, President of Southern Pharmaceutical, David Brown, Co-President of Middle Tennesee Pharmacy Services, Shayne Lawson, Director of Finance and Administration at Southern Pharmacy Services, John Saliba, President of Saliba’s Pharmacy and Ken Paulsen, Director of Finance and Administration for Guardian Pharmacy of Southwest Florida.
Guardian Pharmacies also celebrated various accomplishments; most notably, the “Pharmacy of the Year” and “Extraordinary Contribution” awards. For their exceptional growth and service to customers, Middle Tennessee Pharmacy Services (Shelbyville, TN) received the Guardian “Pharmacy of the Year” award. Debi Schulman, Marketing Manager of Guardian Southwest Florida, received the “Extraordinary Contribution” award for her above and beyond performance in creating value that increased market-share for several other Guardian Pharmacy locations across the country.
